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The man, whose diving gear was also seized, was sentenced in the Narooma local court on Thursday last week.

Mr Macdonald said targeted surveillance operations by NSW fisheries officers during the last 12 months had resulted in the seizure of more than 9900 illegally caught abalone on the state's South Coast.

The officers issued 13 penalty notices and also launched court proceedings for more than 180 abalone offences, he added.